The $6.5 billion loss Boeing just booked on the delayed 777X is bad news for a company grappling with execution problems on many of its programs. But despite commercial challenges, there are reasons to believe the wide-body jet will prosper one day.

The $6.5 billion loss Boeing just booked on the delayed 777X is bad news for a company grappling with execution problems on many of its programs. But despite commercial challenges, there are reasons to believe the wide-body jet will prosper one day.